1.   Apparently, Spanish monarchs were fond of clocks.

2.   President Fidel Ramos, who was to welcome the Spanish monarch during formal ceremonies Sunday at the presidential palace, visited Spain in September last year.

3.   Amman, Jordan -- Spanish monarch completes three-day state visit to Jordan.

4.   He painted for five successive Spanish monarchs, as well as for aristocrats and leaders of the powerful Roman Catholic church.

5.   Hernandez, whose father was a bullfighter in Mexico, said many Hispanics are fond of the Spanish monarchs.

6.   King Juan Carlos arrived in Manila Saturday with Queen Sofia for a four-day visit, the first by a reigning Spanish monarch to this former Spanish colony.

7.   On Sunday, the Spanish monarch took a fall, suffering a broken wrist on a ski outing.

8.   The king and Queen Sofia arrived Saturday for a four-day visit, the first by a reigning Spanish monarch to the Philippines.

9.   The Spanish monarch invited the Russian president to visit Madrid for a NATO summit this summer.

10.   The royal couple arrived Saturday on a four-day visit, the first by a reigning Spanish monarch to the Philippines.